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Let Your Imagination Run Wild with these Rice Cake Animal Snacks

<div><p></p><p>Aren't these adorable? Rice Cake Animals are a healthy, delicious and easy-to-make snack that your kids will love. </p><p>The great thing about these is that they're easily customizable to suit your child's tastes and the ingredients you have access to. Also, if your child is unable to have peanut butter you can easily swap it out for jam or cream cheese. </p><h2>Ingredients</h2><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>Bear </p><ul><li>Rice cake</li><li>1 tbsp peanut butter</li><li>2 slices banana</li><li>3 blueberries</li></ul><p>Cat</p><ul><li>Rice cake</li><li>1 tbsp peanut butter</li><li>1 sliced strawberry</li><li>2 blueberries</li><li>1 raisin</li><li>shredded coconut</li></ul><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>Owl</p><ul><li>Rice cake</li><li>1 tbsp peanut butter</li><li>2 slices banana</li><li>2 blueberries</li><li>1 slice strawberry</li><li>2 slices of apple</li><li>1 tsp cheerios </li></ul><p>Lion</p><ul><li>Rice Cake</li><li>1 tbsp peanut butter</li><li>3 slices banana</li><li>2 blueberries</li><li>1 raisin</li><li>shredded coconut</li><li>1/2 cup mandarin slices</li></ul><h2>Directions</h2><p>Bear</p><p>Spread the peanut butter on the rice cake.</p><p>Grab your two slices of banana and cut one of the slices in half.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/760x760-00_00_06_17-Still005.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/760x760-00_00_06_17-Still005_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/760x760-00_00_06_17-Still005_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/760x760-00_00_06_17-Still005_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p>The large slice will be used for the bear's nose and the half slices will go on the top to form the ears.</p><p>Use two blueberries for eyes and one for the middle of the bear's nose.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/760x760-00_00_11_22-Still006.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/760x760-00_00_11_22-Still006_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/760x760-00_00_11_22-Still006_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/760x760-00_00_11_22-Still006_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>Cat</p><p>Spread peanut butter on the rice cake.</p><p>Slice a strawberry in half and place the halves on the rice cake to use as the cat's ears.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/760x760-00_00_22_00-Still007.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/760x760-00_00_22_00-Still007_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/760x760-00_00_22_00-Still007_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/760x760-00_00_22_00-Still007_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p>Create the cat's eyes using two blueberries.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/760x760-00_00_24_06-Still008.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/760x760-00_00_24_06-Still008_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/760x760-00_00_24_06-Still008_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/760x760-00_00_24_06-Still008_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p>Use two slices of banana, one raisin and coconut shaving to make the cat's nose, mouth and whiskers. </p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/760x760-00_00_32_12-Still010.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/760x760-00_00_32_12-Still010_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/760x760-00_00_32_12-Still010_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/760x760-00_00_32_12-Still010_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p>Owl</p><p>Spread the peanut butter on the rice cake.</p><p>Place two slices of apples on either side of the rice cake. They'll be the owl's wings.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/760x760-00_00_41_08-Still011.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/760x760-00_00_41_08-Still011_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/760x760-00_00_41_08-Still011_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/760x760-00_00_41_08-Still011_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p>Use two banana slices for the eyes.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/760x760-00_00_43_15-Still012.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/760x760-00_00_43_15-Still012_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/760x760-00_00_43_15-Still012_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/760x760-00_00_43_15-Still012_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p>Add two blueberries (for eyes), a strawberry slice (for the beak), and cheerios (for feathers).</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/760x760-00_00_49_19-Still013.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/760x760-00_00_49_19-Still013_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/760x760-00_00_49_19-Still013_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/760x760-00_00_49_19-Still013_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>Lion</p><p>Spread peanut butter on the rice cake.</p><p>Add two pieces of banana for ears, two blueberries for eyes, two bananas for the muzzle and shredded coconut for whiskers.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/760x760-00_01_07_19-Still015.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/760x760-00_01_07_19-Still015_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/760x760-00_01_07_19-Still015_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/760x760-00_01_07_19-Still015_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p>Place the mandarin slices around the rice cake to create the lion's mane.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/760x760-00_01_13_17-Still016.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/760x760-00_01_13_17-Still016_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/760x760-00_01_13_17-Still016_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/760x760-00_01_13_17-Still016_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p>Your rice cake animals are now ready to eat!</p><div><div><div><amp-youtube height="9" width="16" layout="responsive" data-videoid="dtuwpBx3lOQ"></amp-youtube></div></div></div></div>

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